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Radical honesty may come from good intentions but can be a shortcut around the work of intimacy development.

There can be anxiety when we have difficult things to say to loved ones.

The art of intimacy is learning to manage negative feelings in way that keeps your relationship the priority.

In a recent "Love Is Blind" episode, a couple, Chris and Jess, seem to have it all. They share a sense of humor, worldview, and goals for the future; are authentic; and share a physical closeness with one another. Suddenly, in a dramatic shift, Chris tells Jess, in not-so-many words, that he is not sexually attracted to her because she is not physically fit enough for his liking, although he wants to “work on it.”

Although radical honesty can come from a place of good intentions, not wanting to hide or mislead another person, it can also be so destabilizing that there really is nothing left to work on.

We exist in a culture where being radically authentic is touted and can become a kind of virtue signaling. It means you are honest........

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